Your Mystery and Thriller Book Bargains for August 10, 2021

Every now and then Mother Nature likes to show us who is boss.
On a hot day in June, two groups of campers disappear in the Green Swamps of Florida. The wood is still burning in the bonfire, all their belongings are abandoned, and there is blood at the campground. But not a single body is found.

Patty McGee, the grandmother to one of the missing campers, sets out to find out what happened to her grandson, thinking his father might have kidnapped him. However, soon she realizes she is up against a force way more powerful than that. It’s a battle even she can’t win.

From the Queen of Scream comes a scary, yet humorous tale of man’s battle against nature. In One Fell Swoop is a compelling and clever story, as only Willow Rose can deliver.

Fans of Stephen King, Blake Crouch, Paula Hawkins, Kendra Elliot and Robert Dugoni will be gripped by this page-turning supernatural thriller, guaranteed to keep you reading til the next morning.

What everyone is saying about In One Fell Swoop

‘Hold on to your seat, because just when you think you can stop holding your breath, you have to take an even deeper breath to continue.’

‘This is a mile a minute horror story. Forget the dishes or folding clothes while you read this because everything will be forgotten. Be sure the kids are taken care of first!’ Madeupagin

Category: Suspense

After 24 years, Special Forces legend Josh Kavanagh has retired from the military. But now that he’s home, he’s finding that everyone has a different understanding of his motivations, and realizes there are some wounds no amount of time can heal.

Josh’s traumatized sister Suki, thinks her big brother is a hero and has come home to punish her rapist, the youngest son of a ruthless, crooked billionaire who lives to get revenge on anyone he sees as a threat to his family, wealth, and power.

Category: Thrillers – Military

Jo Hughes is living a peaceful existence in the gorgeous Cotswolds countryside. She’s looking forward to her weekly glass of wine and catch-up with Aoife, her boss at Alcott College.
But the women find more than they bargained for at their cosy treehouse spot. Swinging gently in the warm summer breeze is a man hanging from a branch. It’s Seb, the college financial director. What could have driven him to this? Jo discovers that the financial situation at the college is dire. But she’s not convinced that Seb killed himself. The question is, though, if he didn’t — who did? She calls up David Macy, her old private investigator colleague, and the two get to work on the case.
But things go from bad to worse when Jo realises her partner Teddy may also be implicated in the going-on. Can she read the signs and uncover the truth?

Category: Mystery – Women Sleuths

Things aren’t always what they seem. Tulsa Police Detective, Kenny Elliot’s quest to uncover the truth behind the death of a transient, makes him a target – from whom or what, he isn’t sure. When he brushes the dirt from the surface of an apparent John Doe overdose case, he finds a labyrinth of misdirection and deception.

Category: Mystery – Police Procedurals

Everyone has something to hide. Including the nanny.

Janey hadn’t heard from her sister Kelly since she ran away from home eight years ago.

Until the day the letter arrived.

A disturbing letter.

But before Janey could make contact, Kelly disappeared again. And the only clue they had to work with was in Redemption, Wisconsin, where Kelly had worked as a nanny.

So, Janey decided to follow in her sister’s footsteps … by taking over her job.

The family has secrets, and the more Janey digs, the more twisted the story becomes.

And the more Janey realizes she might be the next to disappear.

Welcome to Redemption, Wisconsin, a town with a troubling past, where nothing is as it seems.

“The Third Nanny” is a standalone, psychological thriller, set in the world of the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. It introduces a brand-new cast of characters and a different and complete story line.

Category: Thrillers – Psychological

A 2021 Silver Falchion Award Finalist Cozy Mystery

SAVING ONE LIFE IS LIKE SAVING THE WHOLE WORLD…
Half-sisters Kathryn Frasier and Cece Goldman stumble into another mystery when a former acquaintance of Kathryn’s is accused of murder. The two women go on a mission to prove his innocence by finding the real killer. But things are never what they seem in this tangled web, and Kathryn’s spunky determination to solve the mystery pushes her closer and closer to a deadly climax.

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Category: Mystery – Cozy

“The books are full of mystery, terror and suspense with surprise after surprise.”
An action-packed supernatural thriller for fans of Stephen King, Anne Rice and George R.R. Martin.

A frightening future is on the horizon, not just for one man and his family, but for countless innocents.

Long ago, a devastating event changed the world to what it is today. Yet, at a perfect, precise moment in time, an epic battle will be fought and a human whose characteristics match no other will arrive to make things “right”. The question for all involved is: Will it be “right” for whom?

Category: Mystery – Collections & Anthologies